Hair-wave former



M. E. THOMPSON.

HAIR WAVE FORMER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.21.1921.

1,408,146. v Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

PATENT OFFICE.

. MARY n. THOMPSON, or FORT WORTH, .T xAs.

aiu 'n wav FORMER.

I Specificationofibetterslietent. Patented nen es, 1922.

Application filed December 21, 1921. Serial No. 523,849.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY E. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Fort Worth, in thecounty of Tarrant and State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-WVaveFormers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hair waving or curling or crimping devices; andthe object I is to provide a simple hair pin or waving device for wavinghair so that hair may be waved or coiled by a harmless method withoutheating the hair and without rolling the hair with paper and otherannoying schemes. The advantage of the improved waving device is that aperson can sleep with'the hair coiled with a ribbon without beingdisturbed or annoyed with the disagreeable paper rolls. Anotheradvantage is that the process of waving the hairis made simple andeasily accomplished. Other objects and advantages will be fullyexplained in the following description and the invention will be moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication.

Fig. 1 is a face view of the pin or waver. Fig. 2 shows the same withthe ribbon caught on the handle and wound on the branches ready toreceive the hair. Fig. 3 shows the same with the hair wound on theribbon. Fig. 4: illustrates a pin or waver which is a variation from thedevice shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 illustrates a pin or waver which is avariation from the device shown in Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

The improved waver or' coiling device is made preferably of flat metalwhich has more or less resiliency and has a knob or handle 1 and ribbonholding branches 2 and 3 which should be spaced apart so that the hairwill be sufliciently spread when wound thereon to form the desired waveor coil. The terminals of the branches 2 and 3 are reduced and roundedat the ends and elongated eyes t are made in the branches near theirends for receiving the ends of a ribbon 5 which has been caught on thehandle 1 and wound on the branches. After the hair has been wound on thebranches 2 and 3, the ribbon 5 is released from the handle 1 and thewaver or coiling device is withdrawn, leaving the ribbon to maintain thehair in the form of the wave or coil wanted. The ribbon may.

remain in the hair as long as required for maklng the wave or coilpermanent. The r bbon may remain in the hair. during the night withoutdisturbing the wearer and the wearer will be as comfortable"as withoutthe ribbon. The ends of the ribbon may be tied together after the waveris withdrawn.

The form of waver or coiling device shown n Fig. 4t may be made andused. is made of a small steel or other metal strip which may be uniformthroughout its length except near the terminals. This form also has theeyes f for the ribbon. The form of waver or coiling device shown in Fig.5 is sim lar to the device shown in Fig. 4, both having a handle or knob6 formed by loopng the steel bar or strip on itself and formlng an eye.Instead of eyes in the terminals of the branches, the ends arebifurcated 01" slots are formed in the ends to receive the ends of theribbon which may be placed in the slots without having to thread theribbon into the eyes 4. for holding the ribbon in place while the hairis being adjusted on the branches. lVhen the hair has been arranged theribbon is removed from the notches 7 so that the former can be removed.

What I claim, is,-

1. A hair waver comprising a body having a handle and branchesprojecting therefrom and said branches having pointed terminals and eyesspaced from the terminals to receive a holding ribbon.

2. A hair waver comprising a body having a handle and branchesprojecting therefrom, said branches having pointed terminals and eyesspaced from the terminals, and a ribbon caught 011 said handle and woundon said branches and threaded in said eyes.

3. A hair waver comprising a body. having a handle and branchesprojecting therefrom made of a single piece of flat metal, said branchesbeing spaced apart and having rounded terminals and having eyestherethrough spaced from said terminals, and a ribbon caught on saidhandle and wound on said branches and threaded through said eyes.

4. A hair wave former comprising a body having an eye therethroughconstituting a handle and branches projecting therefrom and spaced apartand having rounded terminals and eyes through said branches This formNotches 7 are provided ing a handle and branches projecting therefromand notches on each side of said body for a, ribbon and said brancheshaving eyes 10 near the ends for receiving the ribbon.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 16th day of December 1921.

MARY THOMPSON.

